104 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 



A regular meeting of the Newark Entomological Society was 

 held at the Turn Hall Feb. 13, 1898, with twelve members present 

 and President, A. Schleckser presiding. As agreed upon at the 

 last meeting each member brought a series of the genus Hy- 

 drcecia, which was poorly represented, as some of the members 

 had but from three to six species. 



Prof. Smith explained the cause of the rarity of this genus, 

 saying that the moth does not fly very much and is not attracted 

 to light, with a few exceptions, also that the larvae bore in the 

 stems and roots of various plants, such as the sunflower, thistle, 

 etc. He urged the members to collect the larvae where possible. 



Mr. Brehme read an article on the transplanting of the larva 

 of Sphinx luscitiosa, a very local species. He said : The larva 

 of Sphinx luscitiosa, a very local species, has of late years been 

 found in but one place in the vicinity of Newark, N. J., and that 

 spot is now being built up rapidly. I began to transplant the 

 larva in other localities where its food-plant (willow) was plentiful 

 early in June, 1887. In July I visited the places that I left the 

 young larvae and I found that they had made just as good head- 

 way as in the old place. I intend to do no collecting in the places 

 where I transplanted the larvae for three years in order to give 

 them a chance to get a good start. To my knowledge the species 

 is moving further north, as in the years 1887, '88 and '89. I found 

 the larvae plentiful about a mile south of the present locality, and 

 since then more were found there, although the place has never 

 been built up. Last season I found a few about a mile further 

 north. 



Mr. Doll remarked that the larva of 6". luscitiosa was common, 

 locally, in the vicinity of Brooklyn. 



Mr. Geo. Kircher proposed Mr. Herman Erb as a candidate 

 for membership. 



The genus Callimorpha will be represented at the next meeting 

 for study and comparison. 



No further business on hand the Society adjourned to the annex. 



A. J. Weidt, Secretary. 



OBITUARY. 



Prof. John P. Patterson, President of the Cleveland (Ohio) Natural 

 History Society, died of apoplexy on Feb. 2, 1898. Mr. Patterson was 

 the leading spirit of the society, and under his management it grew and 

 prospered. He was an active and enthusiastic collector and will be greatly 

 missed. The deceased was born in Virginia in 1835. 



Entomological News for March was mailed February 28, 1898. 



